1969 Steel Tanker seat trim

[t20sl]

What was the correct seat trim on a short style 1969 seat?  Did original seat have the roll and pleats running across it?  What was the correct trim on the sides?  Screws, rivets  or nothing in the 4 holes on the side of pan?  Thanks, Ted

[Kip Kern]

Ted  No seat trim used,  only rivets on each side.  I've seen original photos of both the smooth and pleated coverings on 68/69 seats.

[t20sl]

Kip:  Was it a large headed pop rivet with the little hole in the center or something special?

[Kip Kern]

Ted  My seat guy uses the large headed pop rivets, but the originals were a black rivet that spread open in the back over a small washer.  Very hard to find!

[t20sl]

Kip;  Do you have any dimensions on these elusive rivets?  Head diameter?  I have a lathe and the time but no idea of the size of head.  Thanks, Ted

[Kip Kern]

Ted  I sure don't but I have tossed a bunch of them tearing old seats apart.  Kevin Grimes (POG) may have the measurements though.

[t20sl]

Come on guys, someone has a seat with original rivets they can measure with a dial calipers??

[242]

t20sl:  My old '68' Berkshire has the original seat and cover on it.  Even has a small original rip.  Also I'll get out in the shop and get measurements.  If I remember right, my old 007 6 day had brass rivets and may have turned black from age.  They were a large rivet with a washer on the inside.  I had got new ones someplace from when I recovered the seat and may have some left, I'll look.  The newer Berkshire has large chrome rivets.  007

[OUCWBOY]

I sold a 69 seat a couple weeks ago and the rivits were brass that turned black. My orignal 69 had chrome or aluminum rivits on it. The rivit head size is about the size of a dime.

Donny Smith

[242]

Ted, I went out and measured my seat rivets, the Berkshire has a flat brass rivet about 12mm diameter and the 6-day rivets are only 10mm. These may or may not be original sizes, hard to say.  I replaced the 6-day ones with the 10mm and they look good only smaller.  I have a few of these and some larger brass 12mm rivets.  The 10mm came from a old Penton inventory.  They are chrome and are split open in the back with washers.  Not much help, I guess?  There is 4 on each side.

[t20sl]

Thanks, 242 and Donny.  Ted